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Generation Zero®
Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely loved this game, had so much potential in so many different aspects, but sadly it was never really fleshed out as to what it really could have been and got left in the dust with only a few DLC packs for…”
“GREATEST game of all time coming to robots and survival”
“Open world game that doesn't gatekeep progression with and absolutely massive map. Very challenging and a need to strategy to come out on top. Hit and run works and it's a big change from normal modern shooters where…”
20 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I usually prefer playing games solo but I have to say Gen Z was a ton of fun playing co/op with my brother. We put quite a few hours into this and had a blast. Fighting the mechs was a refreshing change from the usual…”
“Only complaint I have is the buggy gameplay it happens A LOT. The robot Ai is pretty stupid and breaks in certain places and the stealth is pretty mid and lackluster. but the buggy stuff is actually pretty funny and…”
“Played this back when it was somewhat fresh outta launch, and it was a bare experience, vast open world with fairly little fill. But now, a couple years later, and with all the DLCs on a sharp sale, and Motorbikes to…”
19 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Only complaint I have is the buggy gameplay it happens A LOT. The robot Ai is pretty stupid and breaks in certain places and the stealth is pretty mid and lackluster. but the buggy stuff is actually pretty funny and…”
“The graphics are good, the mechanics ok, but the game play is nothing more than navigating through a map, pressing F on an icon, then moving to the next. Poor voice acting on top. Maybe if all you're looking for is a…”
“This games concept is awesome and I really wanted to like it... But my god I just can't reccomend putting any time into it. The story is lackluster, I have no idea who anyone is and why I should care about them, their…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Open world game that doesn't gatekeep progression with and absolutely massive map. Very challenging and a need to strategy to come out on top. Hit and run works and it's a big change from normal modern shooters where…”
“It is not great, I can still find a few bugs and weird glitches during the gameplay. But man, I love the graphics and sound designs in this game like in no other game, Avalanche Engine really works great on this game. I…”
“this is the greatest game of all time in my opinion from vibes to the scenery to the amazing sound design but i think the fact that this game does have a few bugs makes it so funny especially with friends (multiplayer…”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Only complaint I have is the buggy gameplay it happens A LOT. The robot Ai is pretty stupid and breaks in certain places and the stealth is pretty mid and lackluster. but the buggy stuff is actually pretty funny and…”
“9.7/10, an amazing game. Very well made with an amazing storyline. Apart from some bugs like being able to see through the map in some places or sometimes alerting nearby machines for no reason, I love it. In my opinion…”
“very good gameplay, the story is good BUT the end of the game is the worst i ever see”
25 of the 105 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“idea 10/10 realization 0.5/10”
“Only complaint I have is the buggy gameplay it happens A LOT. The robot Ai is pretty stupid and breaks in certain places and the stealth is pretty mid and lackluster. but the buggy stuff is actually pretty funny and…”
“The graphics are good, the mechanics ok, but the game play is nothing more than navigating through a map, pressing F on an icon, then moving to the next. Poor voice acting on top. Maybe if all you're looking for is a…”
21 of the 105 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Very fun game, DLCs add a lot of content. Buggy but still fun. 9/10”
“having a blast. sadly no friends to play with so I been solo farming with only the bare minimum dlc (us and soviet weapon dlcs) do come across an issue where the game freezes for a few seconds but it is rare and even…”
“Only complaint I have is the buggy gameplay it happens A LOT. The robot Ai is pretty stupid and breaks in certain places and the stealth is pretty mid and lackluster. but the buggy stuff is actually pretty funny and…”
12 of the 105 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely loved this game, had so much potential in so many different aspects, but sadly it was never really fleshed out as to what it really could have been and got left in the dust with only a few DLC packs for…”
“Fun, but extremely unpolished. Review is based on my Singleplayer playthrough. The concept is fun, run around, shoot at robots, find loot in order to complete missions scattered across a vast world which opens up after…”
“A game that never fully finished development gets dlc's, shame.”
9 of the 105 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This games concept is awesome and I really wanted to like it... But my god I just can't reccomend putting any time into it. The story is lackluster, I have no idea who anyone is and why I should care about them, their…”
“game has like 7 guns in total (DLC doesn't count) for a game entirely focused on gunplay. mouse has acceleration that cant be turned off, the story is really bad. The actors have really no expression of concern for the…”
“It is a mixed bag of a game. I think the biggest con for me is storytelling. I get that it is more of a coop "fиck around & find out" game, but it actually makes it worse. Devs had interesting concepts I think and I…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“having a blast. sadly no friends to play with so I been solo farming with only the bare minimum dlc (us and soviet weapon dlcs) do come across an issue where the game freezes for a few seconds but it is rare and even…”
“9.7/10, an amazing game. Very well made with an amazing storyline. Apart from some bugs like being able to see through the map in some places or sometimes alerting nearby machines for no reason, I love it. In my opinion…”
“good game, still pretty buggy and laggy”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 71.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“100km long, 2cm deep. This game had so much potential, but unfortunately has fallen short in some ways. Still worth it though, It's very cheap and still very fun, It's just that it could have been so so so much better. If I had to mention some great things this game does, I will…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“The problem of this game is broken Balance and weapon damage. Even if you’ll acquire a nice 50* rifle in the end of game its damage is not enough to bring dawn Reapers and Big Robots, I’m not talking about dogs etc., in SOLO in 2026 is impossible to enjoy game, it’s more…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“Generation Zero delivers a really interesting early gameplay in the survival genre. The initial hours are a masterclass in tension; scavenging through a silent, 1980s Sweden feels genuinely perilous. Each new weapon feels like a hard-won upgrade, and encountering new machine…”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Final Dev Letter and FAQ
Tjena, Survivors! Well, we made it. Active development on Generation Zero is done, we've wrapped it up. GZ has been such an amazing project, an incredible world, and an absolute blast of a game that w
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Open World · Survival · Co-op · FPS · Multiplayer · Base-Building · Robots · Post-apocalyptic · Atmospheric · Shooter · Sci-fi · Mechs (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish * |
| Achievements | 72 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://generationzero.com/en/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit OS - Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel i5 Quad Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 2GB VRAM / Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580 Storage: 35 GB available space